I Am Legend (Penguin Speculative Fiction Special) [Matheson, Richard]

Author: Richard Matheson


Publisher: Penguin Random House
Published: 10/06/2026
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780143139256

About the Author
Richard Matheson (1926-2013) was the author of many classic novels and short stories, including I Am Legend, Hell House, The Shrinking Man, and Somewhere in Time. He also wrote feature film screenplays and teleplays, including many Twilight Zone episodes. Matheson was named Grand Master of Horror by the World Horror Society, and received the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement, the Hugo Award, the Edgar Award, and the Spur Award for Best Western Novel. In 2010 he was inducted into the Science Fiction Hall of Fame.

Joe R. Lansdale (foreword) is the author of fifty novels and four hundred shorter works, including stories, essays, reviews, film and TV scripts, stage plays, introductions and magazine articles, as well as a book of poetry. His work has been made into films, animation, comics, and he has won numerous awards including the Edgar, Raymond Chandler lifetime award, numerous Bram Stoker Awards, Lifetime Horror Award, and the Spur Award. He lives in Nacogdoches, Texas with his wife, Karen, and pit bull, Rudy.